Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-23
although q most delightful p,sy, W.

mo7s ps~yt was
lot exactly adapted TO amateur repre-
sentation; but little by little, and step
by step, progress was made, aud the
rough corners rounded off until order
came out Of chaos. A play like Sara
toga Is rarely seen of of metropolitan
boards. II requires too many people
of an even high grade for travelling
companies to produce; a support, such
rs IL usually accorded to the leading
people Of itinerant companies would
fall far short Of filling the numerous
characters that require not only proper
dressing but an ability to appear at
home In a society role, and while the
Miles City amateurs may have been
n little outre IN purely technical points
appertaining to the profession, we feel
justified In pronouncing the represent
alton of Saratoga as literally correct,
as 10 the atmosphere Of good breeding
and refinement that the author in
tended should pervade il, as Is possible
outside of stock companies in large
cities. The cast embraced ladies and
gentlemen from our best circles, used
to amenities of good society and thor
oughly at home In depicting IL. This
happy feature made the technical de-
fects less 9laring, and when to 1t 10
added the really elegant costuming OF
the ladies, the irreproachable dress Of
the gentlemen and the artistic furnish
ing Of the stage. the success achieved
in he re, ~resentstion a be readily
accounted Ior. Ii must not be under
STOOD, however, that TO society manners.
rich costumes and correct Surroundings
Is solely attributable the good results
attained, for there were o number of
ladies and gentlemen in the cas-, who
stand in ueed Of very little instruction
to enable the u to distinguish them
selves above the ordinary run of pro-
f~essionals. Notably Mrs. Logan, Mrs.
Swerdfger, Miss Bissonnelte and Miss
among the ladies and
Messrs. Bachelor, Wiley, Logan,
Whitney and Campbell among the
gentlemen, and while these shone
more brightly by reason Of their prom
~inence, the minor parts committed TO
the rest Of the company received
effective rendition. Where
all did 80 well, individual mention IL
scarcely called for, and q criticism Of
friends and associates, v II d.
vested Of all personal feeling. would
scarcely be fair. We therefore refrain
from putting into cold type our critical
opinion of the merits either pro-
nounced or relative Of the dramatic
OF the ladies and gentlemen
who combined have given US such q
entertainment, leaving II
for the friends of each to believe that
he or she excelled, and that II the
had openly expressed its
opinion IL would have said
the same thing. We feel at liberty,
however. Ia compliment the ladies
one aud all on the elegance and taste
fulness NJ their attire, aud when IL is
considered that slLA of them appear.
I'd during the evening In no less than
four complete changes, each Of them
n marvel OF good taste and richness, IL
will he seen that In this alone. no
small task was allotted to them. Pub
lie opinion accords 10 Saratoga the
most pronounced success ever attained
by Miles City amateurs, which opin-
ion the JOURNAL most heartily en-
with the hope that nj not too
intervals. we shall be, favored
again with as truly enjoyable enter.
as Saratoga.
In IN isolated community like ours
such occasions are bright GASES in the
uneventful tenor Of our existence,
us pleasurable anticipation be-
fore mud delightful retrospection after
their elimination.
Notwithstanding the hard times
and the general blue feeling pervading
the community, an audience Of nearly
three hundred people were present,
evinciDg by their enthusiastic plau-
their unqualified approval of the